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catheterizationThreading of a flexible tube (catheter) through a channel in the body to inject drugs or a contrast medium, measure and record flow and pressures, inspect structures, take samples, diagnose disorders, or clear blockages. A cardiac catheter, passed into the heart through an artery or vein (the incision is often in the groin), can also carry pacemaker electrodes. A bladder catheter goes through the urethra into the bladder. |
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| Unlike insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter in a hospital setting, intermittent catheterisation is a clean, not sterile, procedure. 1994) and individuals experiencing cardiac events such as myocardial infarction, heart catheterisation, or coronary artery bypass surgery (Doerfler, Pbert & De Cosmo, 1994; Kutz, Shabtai, Solomon et al. A comparative study has shown the latest model of scanner is comparable in accuracy to conventional catheterisation methods. |
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